Backbone Trail, Day 3

Debi Dold takes a photo looking east as she hikes near a soon-to-be purchased area of the Backbone Trail. Only two pieces of land are needed to finish the 65-mile trail.

Hikers go down the newest part of the Backbone Trail, just above Mulholland Drive.

Lee Thompson, of Long Beach, leads a group of hikers near a section of the Backbone Trail that the National Park Service is in the final stages of purchasing. The group is hiking the 65-mile Backbone Trail with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council, a volunteer group that maintains trails in the area.

Tonya Himelfarb hikes on the newest section of the Backbone Trail, which is above Mulholland Drive. Two pieces of land along the 65-mile Backbone Trail are still not part of the park.

Dave Edwards, of Oxnard, leads a group of hikers near a section of the Backbone Trail that the National Park Service is in the final stages of purchasing. The group is hiking the 65-mile Backbone Trail with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council, a volunteer group that maintains trails in the area.

Hikers go down the newest part of the Backbone Trail, just above Mulholland Drive. Only two parcels of land are needed to complete the 65-mile trail.

Hikers start down a trail on Arnold Schwarzenegger's property, one of the two pieces along the Backbone Trail that is not public. Schwarzenegger, who co-owns the property, said he doesn't mind if people walk across it.